The upcoming NMRA vs. NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing, presented by Strange Engineering, gets a lot of hype. There's a reason for that; it's the largest gathering of heads-up and street legal muscle cars in the country! From 5-second Pro Modifieds to 13-second True Street cars, this race holds a lot of prestige for whoever ends up in the winner's circle on Sunday.
Winning this race is unlike any other, because it's the muscle car event of the year, and for the past eight years it has lived up to it's name and the hype associated with it. The tradition continues July 10-13 as more than 400 racers gather at Route 66 Raceway - doing their best to earn a piece of Joliet gold.
One of those racers will be James Lawrence who will be competing in the Street Outlaw class. Lawrence, from Temecula, Calif., is one of a handful of racers from the West Coast who will be doing his best to prove his mettle among some of the best outlaw racers in the country, as he tries to dispel the myth that West Coast racers can't compete with their East Coast counterparts.
"We wanted to measure ourselves against some of the legends in Street Outlaw. It will be great to do battle with guys like (John) Urist, (Phil) Hines, (Sean) Ashe and the others. It's a long tow and not cheap, but this thing should be a blast. Plus we're looking forward to racing at the facility," Lawrence said.
"I think sometimes the West Coast gets a bad rap racer-wise that we can't compete. Frankly, you have to race the surface and deal with the air density, and most often times we don't have the ability to lay all of the power down," Lawrence continued. "Moon shots and record runs aren't the way to end up with the check at the end of the weekend. There is some REAL talent out here on the West Coast that can run with anyone in the country." Lawrence will soon get his chance to carry the flag for his western counterparts as he tries to enter the six-second zone in his high-flying Camaro.
MORE THAN DRAG RACING... CAR SHOW, GIANT MIDWAY & MORE!
Have an under-construction '54 Ford pickup that you just dropped a late-model Cobra engine into? Or what about the '70 SS 454 LS6 Chevelle you've been hiding in the garage for a while?
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